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Peroni Company paid wages of $162,300 this year. Of this amount, $108,400 was taxable for net FUTA and SUTA purposes. The state's contribution tax rate is 3.1% for Peroni Company. Due to cash flow problems, the company did not make any SUTA payments until after the Form 940 filing date. Compute the following; round your answers to the nearest cent.
the rate 0.6% was used for the FUTA tax rate for employers.
a. Amount of credit the company would receive
against the FUTA tax for its SUTA contributions
b. Amount that Peroni Company would pay to the
federal government for its FUTA tax
c. Amount that the company lost because of its
late payments
Answer:
a.)
Particulars | Amount ($) |
Credit (108,400 * 3.1% * 90%) | 3024.36 |
Add: Additional credit (108,400 * 0.023) | 2493.2 |
Total FUTA tax credit | 5517.56 |
b.)
Particulars | Amount ($) |
Tax (108,400 * 0.060) | 6504 |
Less: Additional credit | 5517.56 |
NET - FUTA tax | 986.44 |
c.)
Particulars | Amount ($) |
Net- FUTA tax | 986.44 |
Less: FUTA tax without penelity (108400 * 0.0060) | 650.4 |
Penelty | 336.04 |